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| taxonomy |
described by |
Lindley, John |
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published in |
Journal of the proceedings of the Linnean Society 3 : 28 1858 |
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family |
Orchidaceae |
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subfamily |
Epidendroideae |
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tribe |
Cymbidieae |
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subtribe |
Cymbidiinae |
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genus |
Cymbidium Swartz 1799 |
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chromosomes |
2n = 40 |
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metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. |
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| native of |
origins |
forests in India (Sikkim, Meghalaya, Charkhol Lava, Takdah, Darjeeling) |
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Burma, Thailand, Viet Nam, China (Yunnan), Taiwan |
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altitude |
1500 - 2200 (300 - 1000 in Taiwan) m (4950 - 7260 / 990 - 3300 ft in Taiwan) |
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habitat |
climate informations from Lianran (Yunnan, China) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1850 m / 4100 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Lianran this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 38 m' to 10 h 22 m' |
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habitat |
climate informations from Alishan (Yushan National Park, Taiwan) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 650 m / 2145 ft) : |
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photoperiod |
in Alishan this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 33 m' to 10 h 27 m' |
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life form |
epiphyte
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brightness |
partial shade |
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| inflorescence |
length |
30 - 32 cm (12" - 12.8"), basal, pendulous |
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nr flowers |
6 - 8 |
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size |
single flower 5 L 6 cm (2" L 2.4") - inflorescence 13 L 6 cm (5.2" L 2.4") |
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duration |
inflorescence ≈ 60 days |
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time |
to bloom from birth, ≈ 130 - 150 days |
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| CITES |
appendix |
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